وإنand indeed عليّاًAli قالsaid فيconcerning الصَّيدِhunting قبلbefore أنthat
وإن عليّاً قال في الصَّيدِ قبل أن
يُنزَّلَbe sent down فيin التنزيلِthe revelation ماwhat كانhad أَوْجَباmade obligatory
يُنزَّلَ في التنزيلِ ما كان أَوْجَبا
And indeed Ali spoke concerning hunting before
Before revelation descended in the Qur'an about hunting,
what he had prescribed was sent down in revelation.
Ali had judged it best, as was right and orderly.
قضىruled فيهon it قبلbefore الوحيrevelation خيرthe finest قضيةjudgment
قضى فيه قبل الوحي خير قضية
فأنزلهاso He revealed it الرحمنthe All-Merciful حقاًas truth مرتباduly ordered
فأنزلها الرحمن حقاً مرتبا
Before revelation, he gave the finest judgment on it,
For the killer of forbidden game, his judgment
and the All-Merciful revealed it, true and duly ordered:
was a substitute offering brought to God's house dutifully.
علىincumbent upon قاتلِthe killer of الصيدِgame الحرامِforbidden كمثلهِan equivalent to it
على قاتلِ الصيدِ الحرامِ كمثلهِ
منfrom النَّعَمِlivestock المفروضِprescribed كانwas مُعَقَّباmade to follow in recompense
من النَّعَمِ المفروضِ كان مُعَقَّبا
The killer of forbidden game owed its equivalent
When he deliberately hunted, to make amends, no more transgressing,
from the prescribed livestock, sent in recompense
Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil by night came auspiciously,
إلىto البيتthe House بيتِthe House of اللهGod معتمِداًheading there إذاwhen
إلى البيت بيتِ الله معتمِداً إذا
تعمَّدهhe did it deliberately كيلاlest يَعودَrepeat it فَيعطَباand thus perish
تعمَّده كيلا يَعودَ فَيعطَبا
to the House—the House of God—making for it, when
Surrounding him in splendor, drawing water he arrived finding,
he killed it deliberately, lest he repeat it and perish.
each with a thousand angels thronging in his company.
وسلَّمَand offered greetings جبريلٌGabriel وميكالُand Michael ليلةًone night
وسلَّمَ جبريلٌ وميكالُ ليلةً
عليهto him وإسرافيلُand Israfil حيَّاهgreeted him مُعْرِباspeaking clearly
عليه وإسرافيلُ حيَّاه مُعْرِبا
And Gabriel and Michael offered greetings one night
Three thousand angels greeted him, so he welcomed them in, gracious and benign.
to him, and Israfil greeted him in clear words.
A thousand slaves from his household he freed for God's sake sublime.
أحاطواthey surrounded بهaround him فيamid روعةٍalarm جاءَhe came يَستقيto draw water
أحاطوا به في روعةٍ جاءَ يَستقي
وكلٌّand each علىْat the head of ألفٍa thousand بهاtherein قدhad تحزَّباformed a company
وكلٌّ علىْ ألفٍ بها قد تحزَّبا
They surrounded him amid alarm, as he came to draw water,
Walking two by darkness one night silently pacing,
and each had there mustered a thousand under his command.
roaming in the night's thick clothes obscurely interfacing,
ثلاثةthree آلافthousands ملائكَangels سلَّمواoffered greetings
ثلاثة آلاف ملائكَ سلَّموا
عليهto him فأدناهمْso he drew them near وحَيّاand greeted ورحَّباand welcomed
عليه فأدناهمْ وحَيّا ورحَّبا
Three thousand angels offered greetings
To an idol the Khuza'a tribe all revered piously,
to him; he drew them near, greeted them, and welcomed them.
to break it down and make away - acting courageously.
وأعتقَand freed ألفاًa thousand منfrom صُلبِthe substance of مالهِhis wealth
وأعتقَ ألفاً من صُلبِ مالهِ
أرادsought بهمthrough them وجهَthe countenance of الإلهِGod وسيَّباand set free
أراد بهم وجهَ الإلهِ وسيَّبا
And he freed a thousand slaves with his own wealth,
"Mount my back, O Ali" he said. He carried him willingly,
seeking through them God's countenance, and setting them free.
the best of men, destroying the vain idol utterly.
وليلةَand one night قاماthe two rose يَمشيانthe two walked بِظُلمةٍin darkness
وليلةَ قاما يَمشيان بِظُلمةٍ
يجوبانthe two traversed جِلباباًa cloak منof الليلِnight غَيْهَباpitch-dark
يجوبان جِلباباً من الليلِ غَيْهَبا
And one night the two set out, walking in darkness,
"May my Lord reward you well for this deed done thankfully."
traversing a pitch-dark cloak of night,
إلىtoward صنمan idol كانتused to خُزاعةKhuza'ah كلُّهاall of it
إلى صنم كانت خُزاعة كلُّها
تُوَقِّرُهrevere it كيso that يَكسراهthe two might break it ويَهرباand the two might flee
تُوَقِّرُه كي يَكسراه ويَهربا
toward an idol that all of Khuza'ah
revered, so that the two might break it and flee.
فقالthen he said اعْلُclimb ظهريmy back ياO عليُّAli وحُطَّهand bring it down
فقال اعْلُ ظهري يا عليُّ وحُطَّه
فقامَso he stood بهbearing him خيرُthe best of الأَنامِhumankind مركَّباas a mount
فقامَ به خيرُ الأَنامِ مركَّبا
Then he said, 'Climb upon my back, O Ali, and bring it down.'
So the best of humankind stood, bearing him as a mount.
يُغادِرُهhe leaves it قضّاًshattered جُذاذاًfragments وقالand he said ثُبْleap
يُغادِرُه قضّاً جُذاذاً وقال ثُبْ
جزاكَmay He reward you بهfor it ربيmy Lord جَزاءًa reward مؤرَّباample
جزاكَ به ربي جَزاءً مؤرَّبا
He left it shattered in fragments, and the other said, 'Leap!
May my Lord reward you for it with an ample reward!'
Partial English translation: 17 of 24 Arabic lines translated.